không biết

don't know

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: khong biet

Meaning

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. don't know

    verb

    don't know, I don't know

    At the start of a question it softens it, like "I wonder": Không biết chị có rảnh không?

    • Xin lỗi, em không biết đường.

      Sorry, I don't know the way.

    • Saigon

      Em không biết nói sao.

      Hà Nội

      Em không biết nói thế nào.

      I don't know what to say.

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